HOWTO: Deploy VMware vRealize Automation 6.x Application Services

This post is a part of a series of posts for preparation for the VCAP6-CMA Deploy exam. For the full exam prep resources check here.

In this post we are covering the deployment of vRealize Application Services.

Prerequisite Steps

A fully deployed vRealize Automation implementation.

Overview

Deploy VMware vRealize Application Services Appliance.

Configure VMware vRealize Application Services.

Navigate to the Application Services Portal

Step by Step Instructions

Note: For anyone who has deployed an OVF/OVA before (such as the vRealize Automation Identity Appliance or the vRealize Automation Appliance) the steps will look very familiar!

Note: As I am running vSphere 6.5 in my lab the vRealize Application Services appliance didn’t deploy through vCenter and i could only manage to get it deployed using the vSphere Host client. The steps are the similar, albeit the interface is slightly different.

Deploy VMware vRealize Application Services Appliance

Within the VMware vSphere Host Client, click Create/Register VM.

Select Deploy a virtual Machine from an OVF or OVA file and click Next.

Enter the Name to be given to the Application Services appliance into the Enter a name for the virtual machine textbox and then click the area, navigate to the OVA file and click Open.